DuracellEnergizer said:
Is it just me, or do most people who call Superman a bland/overpowered/dick/etc. superhero happen to be people who
1. have read few to any of the comics?
2. have read only the Silver & Bronze Age comics?
3. have read only The Dark Knight Returns?
4. only know the character from the Chris Reeve movies and/or silly Saturday morning cartoons from the 60's & 70's?
Well, I'm watching "Smallville" with my girlfriend, right now. I've watched it a couple of years back, but until now I never realized how cheesy it is. It's a soapopera that happens to have superheroes. Soaperheroes...
I haven't read any comics as a kid. I've known Superman only from the Reeve movies and the TV-Series "Lois & Clark" (which I really enjoyed, BTW). I also enjoyed "Superman Returns" seeing it as a direct sequel to Superman I and II. But I may never become a fan of the character, since the DC-Heroes are not really my thing. The only DC Comics I've read (as an adult) were from the VERTIGO line: "Sandman" and its spin-offs, and "Fables".
I prefer the Marvel movies, though.